Relay errors fail to derail Madison, Roosevelt

By Pat Turner - Special to the Express-News

Published 12:00 am, Saturday, April 17, 2010

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Madison's Aaron Green (right) finishes first ahead of Johnson's Cullen Bachman (second from right) in the 110 Meter Hurdles at the 26-5A Track Meet at Heroes Stadium on Friday, April 16, 2010. Top three finishers move onto the state meet. Kin Man Hui/kmhui@express-news.net less

Madison's Aaron Green (right) finishes first ahead of Johnson's Cullen Bachman (second from right) in the 110 Meter Hurdles at the 26-5A Track Meet at Heroes Stadium on Friday, April 16, 2010. Top three ... more

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Madison's Aaron Green (right) finishes first ahead of Johnson's Cullen Bachman (second from right) in the 110 Meter Hurdles at the 26-5A Track Meet at Heroes Stadium on Friday, April 16, 2010. Top three finishers move onto the state meet. Kin Man Hui/kmhui@express-news.net less

Madison's Aaron Green (right) finishes first ahead of Johnson's Cullen Bachman (second from right) in the 110 Meter Hurdles at the 26-5A Track Meet at Heroes Stadium on Friday, April 16, 2010. Top three ... more

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Relay errors fail to derail Madison, Roosevelt

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A mistake in one of the three relays usually spells disaster for a team trying to win a district track and field championship.

But Madison's boys and Roosevelt's girls each used such a situation as motivation during Friday's District 26-5A meet at Heroes Stadium.

After botching a handoff on the 400-meter relay, Madison rallied with three individual gold medals to gain a 116-109 edge over New Braunfels for the school's first district championship.

Roosevelt's girls were disqualified from the 400 relay and faced the task of catching Reagan, which swept the relays. However, a 1-2 showing from Desirae Perryman and Keandra Wright in the 100-meter dash — plus second-place finishes in the 800 and 1,600 relays and points in four other events — enabled the Rough Riders to defend their title by outpointing the Rattlers 139-115.

The top three finishers in each event advance to the Class 4A Region IV meet, scheduled for May 3-4 at Alamo Stadium.

“Track is an individual sport, but this was a total team effort,” Madison coach Keith Randle said. “Every single point counted. With the mishap on the (400 relay), the chances seemed pretty slim. But the kids competed. I'm proud of every one of them.”

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Aaron Green set the tone for the Mavericks with a winning time of 13.95 in the 110-meter hurdles. Nate Askew followed through in a highly-competitive 100-meter dash by slipping past Johnson's Jacob Lady-Schreiber (10.66) and Churchill's Jerrell Banks (10.69) with a 10.51 clocking.

Even with the winning performances, Madison still needed a strong showing in the 1,600 relay to wrap up the title. New Braunfels won the event, but the Mavericks' fourth-place finish produced enough points for them to claim the title.

“We kept working,” Moses said. “After Aaron won the hurdles, that let everyone know we were still in it. When Nate won the 100, I knew I had to do the same in the 200. This means a lot to us. We want to use this to build for regional and state.”